Graveside services for 83-year-old Cora Ella Kirby Mitchell, of Cadiz, will be 11:30 AM Friday at Boyd Cemetery on Rabbit Ridge Road.
Visitation will be from 9-11 AM at Goodwin Funeral Home.
Survivors include:
Two daughters, Belinda “Lanie” Johnson (Corky), of Cadiz, and Pam McCallan, of Bowling Green;
A son, Keith Mitchell (Stacey), of Gallatin, Tennessee;
Three sisters, Thelma Fowler, Joyce (Joe) Anderson, and Carolyn (Randy) Freeman, all of Cadiz;
One brother-in-law, Tommy Creamer, of Indianapolis, Indiana;
A special friend, Diane Light, of Cadiz;
Six grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
She died at 5:43 AM, Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at her daughter’s home in Cadiz.
She was born July 30, 1940, in Trigg County, to the late Whitson and Ilean (Adams) Kirby.
She was also preceded in death by her step-mother, Mary Alice Kirby.
A lifelong resident of Trigg County, Mitchell worked for several years as manager of the former Ben Franklin store in downtown Cadiz before eventually moving on to the Trigg County ASCS Office, where she served as secretary.
She also took on the role of managing the concession stand at the Trigg County Recreation Complex, where she ran a tight ship for more than 30 years.
She was a longtime faithful member of Liberty Point Baptist Church, where her love for God and her church family was exemplified by her service. Of her many roles, she served as a Sunday school teacher, tended to little ones in the nursery, worked with VBS, and assisted with the children’s and youth Bible drills, as well as the senior citizen’s Thanksgiving program.
As hardworking as she was, Mitchell always had time for her family. She was a loving daughter, sister, and devoted wife and mother of three, and when the grandchildren came along, she was overjoyed to be “Bumbaw.” She loved to spend time with them, attending their many activities, taking them fishing, showing them how to garden, and teaching them to sew and cook like only a grandmother can.
She was immensely proud of her family, always offering her unconditional love and support.
Memorial contributions in her memory can be made to the Boyd Cemetery Fund.
